Yeah it's nice, a big reason people don't use poplar is because of the green/grey discoloration which is quite common. And looks apart, it's an excellent body wood.
The old Danelectros used it as a neck wood as well and I can understand why having got my hands on it. I think this torrefied stuff would work great for necks.
So I've had an idea in the back of my mind for a while about a back to basics guitar based on my Jupiter shape, with a glue-less Japanese blind scarf joint for the neck, I feel like this stuff could be perfect for that.
A thin nitro sealer coat (or even unfinished neck, it's very smooth to the touch), one boutique PAF in the bridge position, a mojoaxe one piece wraparound bridge (I have one on my '60 LP Special and it rocks) and a volume knob...
Been looking at strand woven carbonised bamboo for fretboards too. Very sustainable, extremely hard and tough, looks great and cheap...
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